Woman hurt in Rt. 20 Shrewsbury collision

SHREWSBURY — One woman was seriously injured when her sport utility vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer on Route 20 Friday afternoon.

Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions on Route 20 as police investigated the accident, which occurred about 4:40 p.m. in the area of 155 Hartford Turnpike (Route 20), just west of Lake Street.

People in the area said they heard the accident, but did not see it. They said they looked to the road to see the heavily damaged GMC across the middle of Route 20, with debris strewn across the road and a woman on the ground next to the vehicle.

The orange tractor-trailer stopped just east of the accident. It did not appear to have sustained any front-end damage. However, there was body damage, and the rear two wheels of the cab appeared heavily damaged.

Police would only confirm that one person had been taken by ambulance to a local hospital with what appeared to be serious injuries. No further information was immediately available Friday night.

The GMC was towed from the scene around 5:40 p.m.; traffic remained slow in the area well after 6 p.m.